Hobby King AssaultReaper 500 User manual

collective pitch 3D quadcopter
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Specification:
TYPE: Collective Pitch Electric 3D Quadcopter
Rotor Diameter: 118MM
Length:635 MM
Width: 365 MM
Weight: 986g w/out battery
Flying weight : 1240g w/battery

1.0 Important Information
Table of Contents
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The Assault Reaper 500 3D is not a toy, this Multirotor utilizes high-tech components
and technologies to provide superior performance in flight. Improper use of this
product can result in serious injury or even death. Please read this manual carefully
before use and be conscious of your own personal safety and the safety of others
when operating this product. HobbyKing / the seller assumes no liability for the
operation or use of this product.
This product is intended for use by experienced pilots aged 14 years or more. Any
minors wishing to fly this product must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
When selecting a flying site for this product please be sure to obtain the relevant
permission from the owner before flying. HobbyKing accept no liability for any safety
duties or fines rising from operation, usage and misuse after purchase of the product.
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1.0 Important Information 1
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4.0 Main Controller Set Up Guidelines
5.0 Brushless Speed Controller Set Up
6.0 T-SIX Radio Settings
7.0 Binding the Transmitter and Receiver
9.0 Aerobatic Flight Settings
3.0 Assault Reaper 500 3D Assembly
2.0 Assault Reaper 500 3D Set up Instructions
8.0 Normal Flight Settings

Rotor1 (Clockwise)
Servo 1
Front
Back
Servo 4
Leading Edge
of the blade
Leading Edge
of the blade
Servo 2
Servo 3
Rotor3 (Clockwise) Rotor2 (Counter-Clockwise)
Rotor4 (Counter-Clockwise)
Leading Edge
of the blade
Leading Edge
of the blade
2.0 Assault Reaper 500 3D Set Up Instructions
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Front
Servo 1
Servo 4
3.0 Assault Reaper 500 3D Assembly
No.1 Front Pulley Block Assembly
(1) Slide the drive belt through the left and right fixed tubes respectively.
(2) Face the fixed tube gap downwards, secure to the front pulley block,
and tighten the fixing screw.
Face the fixed
tube gap down
Right fixed tube
M2x8 screw
M2x8 screw
Left fixed tube
Drvien belt
Drvien belt
M2 fixing nut
M2 fixing nut
Front pulley block
3

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Servo 2
Servo 3
Back
No.2 Back Pulley Block Assembly
(1) Slide the drive belt through the left and right fixed tubes respectively.
(2) Face the fixed tube gap downwards, secure to the back pulley block,
and tighten the fixing screw.
Face the fixed
tube gap down
Right fixed tube
M2x8 screw
M2x8 screw
Left fixed tube
Drvien belt
Drvien belt
M2 fixing nut
M2 fixing nut
Back pulley block

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Front
M2x8 screw
M3x3 screw
M3x3 screw
M2 fixing nut
NO.3 Front End Assembly Drive Shaft And Middle
Fixed Tube
(1) Place the front end of the drive shaft through the drive wheel
and bearing, tighten the fixing screw on the flat position.
(2) Fit the middle fixed tube to the front pulley block,
and tighten the fixing screw.
Notice: The Flat section of the shaft is to be connected to the
front end of the airframe as illustrated.
Middel fixed tube
Flat position
Driven shaft
Driven wheel

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Back
M2x8 screw
M3x3 screw
M2 fixing nut
Middel fixed tube
Driven shaft
Driven wheel
NO.4 Rear End Assembly Drive Shaft and Middle Fixed Tube.
(1) Slide the back end of the drive shaft through the
drive wheel and bearing, tighten the fixing screw on
the second flat position.
Second flat position
First flat position
(2) Fit the middle fixed tube to the back pulley block,
and tighten the fixing screw.

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Back
M3x3 screw
M3x10 screw
NO.5 Main Drive Gear and Brushless Motor Assembly.
(1) Fit the main drive gear onto the drive shaft, and tighten the fixing
screw on the flat position.
(2) Fit the brushless motor to the back pulley block, move it up and down
until the main drive gear and motor mesh smoothly, then tighten the
fixing screw to secure.
Motor gear
Main driven gear

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Rotor1
Rotor2
Rotor3
Rotor4
Front
Back
NO.6 Instructions For Drive Belt Assembly
(1) The arrows represent the rotation direction.
(2) When assembling the drive belt try to keep it tight to avoid vibration
in operation.
Rotate the end of the drive belt 90 degrees
counter-clockwise when assembled.
Rotate the end of drive belt 90
degrees counter-clockwise when
assembled.
Rotate the end of the drive belt 90 degrees
clockwise when assembled.
Rotate the end of driven belt 90
degrees clockwise when assembled.

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Back
PB2x8
PB2x10
PB2x14
M2x6
PB2x8
Rotor2
M2x14 screw
NO.7 Rotor 2 / Rotor 4 Assembly
(1) Install the drive belt to Rotor 2, ensure the rotation is correct.
(2) Install Rotor 2 front and rear seat, and tighten the fixing screw.
(3) Install Rotor 4 in the same manner as Rotor 2.
Front fixed seat
Driven belt
Back fixed seat
Control the swing arm

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Back
Rotor3
M2x14
PB2x10
PB2x14
PB2x8
PB2x8
M2x6
NO.8 Rotor 1 / Rotor 3 Assembly
(1) Install the drive belt to Rotor 3, ensure the rotation is correct.
(2) Install the Rotor 3 front and rear fixed seat, and tighten the fixing screw.
(3) Install Rotor 1 in the same manner as Rotor 3.
Front fixed seat
Driven belt
Back fixed seat
Control the swing arm

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90°
90°
No.9 Pull Rod Assembly
Pull rod
Pull rod
Pull rod
Pull rod
(2) Connect the pull rod joint buckle to the ball end, the
propeller PITC should be at an angle of 0 degrees.
Once the steering servos have been positioned to
centre, the steering gear control swing arm must be
positioned at an angle of 90 degrees to ensure correct
operation.
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If necessary adjust this accordingly.

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PA2x11
PA2x11
M3x14
M3x14 screw
KB2x5
Front
Back
Leading Edge
of the blade Leading Edge
of the blade
Leading Edge
of the blade
Leading Edge
of the blade
KB2x5
No.10 Reinforcing Plate, Skid Landing and Propeller Assembly.
M3 fixing nut
M3 fixing nut
M3 fixing nut
(1) Install the reinforcing plate to the bottom of the front back pulley block.
(2) Install the bottom cover and skid landing to the bottom of the front,
back pulley block.
(3) Install the propeller into the propeller clip according to the rotation.
Reinforcing plate
Reinforcing plate
Skid landing
Skid landing
Bottom cover

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No.11 ESC, Main Controller, Receiver, Battery,
Canopy Assembly
(1) Install the ESC to the backend of the mount plate.
(2) Install the main controller to the mount plate.
(3) Install the receiver to the mount plate.
(4) Install the battery to the mount plate.
(5) For wiring diagrams please refer to 4.0: main controller port instructions
and 5.0: ESC instructions.
(6) Fix the canopy to the support beam.
Canopy
Canopy support beam
Canopy support beam
Battery
Receiver
Main controller
Brushless ESC
Back
Front

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3
4
5
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7
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9
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4.0 Main Controller Set Up Guidelines
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910
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AUX1 IN: connect to receiver AUX1 port Servo 1: connect to servo 1
Servo 2: connect to servo 2 Servo 3: connect to servo 3
Servo 4: connect to servo 4 THRO OUT: connect to ESC
RUDD IN: connect to receiver RUDD port
AILE IN: connect to receiver AILE port
THRO IN: connect to receiver THRO port
ELEV IN: connect to receiver ELEV port
ELEV G.S: Lift (front and back) gyroscope sensitivity adjustment knob, to increase by clockwise (+), Will increase the front and back
balance effect of the fuselage (fuselage steady is the best); reverse to reduce the balance effect.
AILE G.S:Aileron (left and right) gyroscope sensitivity adjustment knob, to increase by clockwise (+), Will increase the left and right
balance effect of the fuselage (fuselage steady is the best); reverse to reduce the balance effect.
ELEV/AILE EXT:Lift (front and back)/Aileron (left and right) Servo stroke ATV adjustment knob, to increase by clockwise (+), servo
became more sensitive; reverse is more slow.
Setting mode switch: WK is flight mode; ADJ is debug mode, can not fly in this mode.

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Black——Yellow
Brushless Motor
Blue——Green
Red——Red
5.0 Brushless Speed Controller Set up
Connect to main controller
THRO OUT port
Connect to battery
Attention: The brushless motor should rotate in a clockwise direction, if not, exchange any two the motor connection wires to obtain the correct rotation.

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6.1 Initial INFO Screen
Elevator Trim(Mode 1)
Elevator Trim(Mode 2)
Voltage
Time
Helicopter Flight Mode
Aileron Trim
Throttle Trim(Mode 2)
Throttle Trim(Mode 1)
Model Type
Current model number
Current Model
Rudder Trim
REAPER50 7.2V
DN 06:00
[ NORM ]
MDL 1
HELI
The INFO screen is displayed when the power is switched on. The screen has a two-page menu and rotating the ROLLER to the right moves forward
to the Function list screen, when you wish to return to the Initial INFO Screen from the Function list screen, rotating the ROLLER to the left returns
to the previous screen.
The function list screen allows you to display all of the information from the sensor attached to the receiver as well as the timer and key model information.
6.0 T-SIX Transmitter Settings

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List
Enter
UP
Down
ROLLER
FUNCTION LIST 1/2
MODEL SEL THRO CUR
PITC CUR
SWASH MIX
MIX 1
MIX 2
D/R&EXPO
TRAVEL ADJ
SUB TRIM
GYRO
The T-SIX utilizes a roller that can be rotated or pressed along with four buttons, LIST, ENTER, UP and DOWN that are used to access and program the functions.
(1) Voltage: When the transmitter voltage drops below 4.3 volts,
“Warning Low Battery” will flash along with an alarm sound. If you
are flying when this occurs, land immediately.
(2) Timer: Timer function allows you to program a Count Down timer or
Stop Watch (count up timer) to display on the main screen.
(3) Model Type: model type programs the selected model memory to
function in Helicopter or Airplane programming. You should
program the model type first when setting up a new model.
(4) Trim set up: The trim set up function allows servo movement
adjustment.
(5) Model display: you can see the selected model directly after your
model type has been selected.
6.2 Names and Functions of the Input Key

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(1) LIST Key: when this key is pressed the screen changes to the Function Listing screen.
(2) ENTER Key: If this key is pressed when the INFO screen is being displayed, the screen will change to the My list screen. This can be used for moving
to each of the other functions.
(3) Up Key: if this key is pressed the select cursor will move up to your desired menu or list.
(4) DOWN Key: if this key is pressed the select cursor will move down to your desired menu or list.
(5) ROLLER: Press the ROLLER to access screens or functions. Or rotate the ROLLER to adjust values or to select options.
(6) Select Cursor: move the select cursor, then press the ROLLER and the screen will back to previous Menu.
6.3 MODEL SET
6.4 MODEL NAME
Initial INFO
Screen FUNCTION LIST
Press
ROLLER
Press
ROLLER
Press
ROLLER
Rotate
ROLLER
Rotate/press
ROLLER
Rotate
ROLLER
SETUP LIST
MODEL SEL
FUNCTION LIST MODEL NAME
MODEL SEL
6: MODEL 6
7: MODEL 7
8: MODEL 8
9: MODEL 9
10: MODEL 10
2: MODEL 2
3: MODEL 3
4: MODEL 4
5: MODEL 5
1: MODEL 1
MODEL NAME
MODEL 1 REAPER50
! ” # $ % & °[ ] * +,- . / 01234
56789 : ;< = > ? QABCDEFGHI
JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Rotate ROLLER to choose “MODEL 1”, press ROLLER to confirm, then the screen will display
“DOWNLOAD...” and the transmitter will “beep” 3 times, this denotes that the choice is successful and it will return to the function menu automatically.
Rotate ROLLER to choose and change the settings and press the ROLLER to confirm. When finished,
Press the ROLLER to return to the FUNCTION LIST menu.

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6.5 MODEL TYPE
6.6 SWASH TYPE
6.7 REVERSE
Press
ROLLER
Press
ROLLER
Press
ROLLER
Rotate
ROLLER
Rotate
ROLLER
Rotate
ROLLER
SETUP LIST MODEL TYPE
MODEL TYPE
ACRO HELI
SETUP LIST SWASH TYPE
SWASH TYPE
1 SERVO90°
SETUP LIST REVERSE
N= Normal R= Reverse
REVERSE
THRO-N
ELEV-N
AILE-N
RUDD-N
GYRO-N PITC-R
Rotate ROLLER to choose HELI, press ROLLER to confirm. When finished, press ROLLER to return to SETUP LIST menu.
Rotate and press ROLLER to choose “1 SERVO90°”, press ROLLER to confirm. When finished, press ROLLER to return to SETUP LIST menu.
THRO, ELEV, GYRO, AILE, RUDD: choose the normal. PITC: choose the reversion. When finished, press ROLLER to return to FUNCTION LIST menu.
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